Texas Water Well Driller/Pump Installer license lookup — free

A Water Well Driller/Pump Installer license is held by the contractors who drill water wells and install the pumps that make rural water systems work — essential infrastructure for property that isn't on a municipal water line. Landowners and rural water systems rely on this license number to confirm a driller is actually authorized to do work that, done wrong, can contaminate groundwater or leave a property without reliable water. TDLR structures this license with an unusual on-ramp: the very first license issued only lasts one year, and it's only after that first renewal that the license moves to a longer, two-year term. That structure means a brand-new driller's first renewal deadline arrives faster than a veteran's does.

After that initial one-year term, renewing issues a two-year license, and every renewal after that stays on the two-year cycle. Continuing education scales with which term you're on: renewing out of the 1-year license requires 4 hours of CE (including 1 hour on statutes and rules), while renewing a 2-year license requires 8 hours per cycle (also including 1 hour on statutes and rules). TDLR's standard tiered late-renewal structure is quoted directly on this program's renewal page — 1.5 times normal within 90 days of expiration, 2 times normal from 91 days to 18 months, and that doubled rate through a mailed Executive Director approval request out to three years, with a brand-new application (including re-testing) required beyond that. The license itself carries a $430 base fee for a single driller or installer credential, or $650 if combining both.